Software Features - Dell Dimension 900 Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

Dell dimension 900: user guide

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Dell Dimension 900 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide

The system board includes the following integrated features:

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Integrated Intel 810e video controller with Dynamic Video Memory and 4 MB of

SDRAM for display cache.

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Supports two one-third–length 32-bit PCI expansion cards for connecting PCI

devices to the PCI bus.

NOTE: PCI expansion-card connector PCI1 (see Figure 2-7) is reserved for use

with Dimension 900 system-specific expansion cards available only from Dell

(see "Available Upgrades," found later in this chapter). PCI expansion-card con-

nector PCI2 is available for use with any one-third–length commercial PCI card.

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Self-Monitoring and Analysis Reporting Technology II (SMART II) support, which

warns you at system start-up if your hard-disk drive has become unreliable.

Hard-disk drives shipped with these systems are SMART II-compliant.

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Two integrated drive electronics (IDE) interfaces on the PCI bus that support

Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)-33/66 Ultra direct memory access (DMA)

hard-disk drives and optical drives, such as CD-ROM drives.

NOTE: Inconsistencies in the manufacturing of CD-ROM media may cause some

higher-speed CD-ROM drives to vibrate more than others. Such vibration and

associated noise does not indicate a defect in the drive or the CD.

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Full compliance with PCI specification 2.2.

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Full compliance with Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specifi-

cation 1.0A.

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For systems running the Microsoft

Millennium Edition (Me), or Windows 2000 operating system, the two high-

performance Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports provide a single connection point

for multiple USB-compliant devices. You can connect and disconnect these

devices while the system is running. For your convenience, a USB port connector

is located on the front side of the computer and another USB port connector is

located on the back side.

NOTE: If you attach a USB device that was not included in your original system

configuration, you may need to install a specific driver for that device to obtain its

full functionality. Contact the USB device manufacturer for more information.

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One serial port and one bidirectional parallel port for connecting external devices.

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A Personal System/2 (PS/2)-style keyboard port and a PS/2-compatible mouse

port.